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“We are pleased with the improvement to the tariff announced today,” said CBABC President, Ken Armstrong. “It’s important for British Columbians because it means more legal aid lawyers will be able to take on more cases to represent low-income British Columbians who qualify for assistance.”

“Legal aid funding is in a state of crisis, particularly in BC,” Ken Armstrong, CBABC President for 2019-20 said. “Ordinary, working British Columbians who are facing life-altering legal issues, such as separation and divorce, are being denied legal advice.”

The Law Foundation of BC, Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) and Access Pro Bono Society of BC (APB) are pleased to announce the Lawyer Referral Service (LRS) is now available through APB.

Beginning January 1, 2020, distributing corporations (generally, public companies) governed by the Canada Business Corporations Act (CBCA) will be required to provide additional diversity disclosure in connection with their next annual meeting of shareholders held on or after such date.

Canadian corporate directors should be aware of Bill C-97 as it articulates meaningful changes to the duties they bear.

On June 17, 2019, Canadian Federal Finance Minister Bill Morneau released draft legislation that will impact on the preferential tax treatment of employee stock options (“Proposals”). The Government initially announced its intention to introduce these measures in the Federal Budget released on March 19, 2019.

The Canadian Bar Association, BC Branch (CBABC) celebrated the outstanding contributions of its members in the legal community at the Annual Bar Awards Luncheon on Saturday, June 15, 2019 in Richmond, BC.

CBABC is proud to join today with more than 50 other justice organizations in Access to Justice Triple Aim, a shared goal of improving the experience of British Columbians.

The British Columbia Model Order Committee is seeking input from the BC insolvency community regarding the guidelines for court-to-court communications in cross-border insolvency cases.

The enabling Provincial Court rule for the Victoria model (OIC 137 ) has been published and we are now able to provide a more detailed walk through of the new rules and processes that will be implemented at the Victoria Provincial Court on May 13, 2019.